He has been a key member of the MLG team throughout his career, commentating and casting for high-profile esport titles such as Call of Duty, Halo, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and various others, including a new position with the highly-anticipated Overwatch League. The plan behind the new currency is to essentially perform an extra stream of income for the competitors - no details have been given regarding the currency but we know that Blizzard will be taking a portion.

Also, like you would expect from the NFL, there is a sort of "fantasy football" for the Overwatch League.

This same cycle of two matches per week for five weeks will continue for a total of four stages, meaning each team will participate in a total of 40 matches in the 20 weeks-long first season of the Overwatch League. Although the company's announcement has come down to the wire, Blizzard has finally revealed that Twitch will be the exclusive third-party streaming partner of the professional eSports league for the game.

No matter the reason, Twitch's Overwatch deal is another step on the road to ensuring that Activision's new league hits the ground running.

"This cements Twitch's position as the strongest Western player in live e-sports video, and I consider the platform a natural home for the Overwatch League", he said.

Of course, you can expect a season two a year from now that will bring with it improvements and new additions.

The Overwatch League will run, at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, until June, with play-offs and finals scheduled for July. The Overwatch League in-game menu isn't just for staring at the shiny new skins - players can watch the games via this menu when they're live. "Given Overwatch's consistent reign as a top viewed game by our community, we look forward to offering their pioneering style of league play to a large and passionate fanbase that will be able to bond over not only their favorite plays, but hometown pride".